2026 Timeline

11,164 events across 3 months. Sorted chronologically, grouped by day.

11,164
Total Events
3
Months
67
Active Days
167
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Top types: πŸ’₯ 1530 βš”οΈ 75 πŸ›‘οΈ 342 ✈️ 135 βš“ 36
Top oblasts: Donetsk (198)Kharkiv (177)Zaporizhzhia (174)Dnipropetrovsk (124)Sumy (111)

January 2026 (5,268 events)

January 1, 2026 74 events β–Έ
πŸ›‘οΈRussian drones have violated NATO airspace in Romania, Poland, and Scandinavia. Primary
πŸ’₯Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted strikes on the Kapustin Yar airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast throughout January 2025, damaging infrastructure including a hangar. Primary
πŸ’₯Russia has increased Shahed drone attacks from 30-40 per strike to 500-800 during massive attacks. Primary
πŸ’₯A Russian missile strike targeted Nova Poshta's innovation terminal in Kharkiv, killing four employees and almost completely destroying the facility. Primary
πŸ’₯Russia launched 4,442 drones and 135 missiles at Ukraine in January 2026, with most targeting energy infrastructure. Primary
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πŸ’₯Ukraine's defense forces carried out strikes using Flamingo missiles on the Kapustin Yar test range in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, targeting hangar buildings where pre-launch preparations of Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missiles were conducted. Primary
πŸ“¦A previous Lithuanian Radarom! campaign in January transferred drones and equipment worth nearly €6 million to Ukrainian troops. Primary
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πŸ—οΈIranian authorities disrupted Starlink satellite terminal operations during January 2026 civil unrest using electronic warfare tactics, creating an 'electronic shield' that complicated connections between terminals and LEO satellites. Primary
πŸ—οΈRussian EW systems achieved up to 80% degradation of satellite traffic in dense urban areas during the January 2026 Iranian unrest, using jamming tactics applied from high-rise buildings and television towers. Primary
January 14, 2026 230 events β–Έ
🀝The US Department of State is suspending all visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Russia, as part of tighter screening procedures. Primary
🀝Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal to discuss a new sanctions package targeting Russia. Primary
🀝Russia launches 'people's bonds' mechanism to extract money from ordinary Russians through regional bond programs in seven Far Eastern regions Primary
πŸ’₯Drones attacked Russia's Rostov Oblast, causing a fire at an industrial facility. Fuel storage tanks at the Empils plant were likely hit by drones. Primary
🀝US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are planning to visit Moscow for a meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin as part of efforts to advance a peace deal ending Russia's war against Ukraine. Primary
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January 16, 2026 223 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠAdam Kadyrov, 18-year-old son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was involved in a car accident in Grozny and is hospitalized in serious condition, unconscious and in intensive care. Primary
πŸ’₯A Russian BM-35 drone equipped with a satellite communication module for control via Starlink was discovered for the first time, marking a new development in Russian strike systems. Primary
πŸ—οΈMultiple villages in Russia's Ryazan Oblast experienced a complete outage of electricity, heating, gas, and communications lasting approximately one week in the Klepikovsky district. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian forces launched a strike on energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast during the night of January 16-17, damaging one facility and causing a fire. Primary
πŸ’₯An unidentified drone crashed into a residential high-rise building in the Otkrytie residential complex in Ryazan, Russia, overnight on January 16. Russian officials reported no casualties and stated air defenses intercepted 22 drones over Ryazan Oblast. Primary
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January 19, 2026 155 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠRussia lost 1,020 soldiers (killed and wounded) in the past day according to Ukrainian General Staff Primary
πŸ—οΈThe Ukrainian government approved amendments to the rules governing invincibility centres, introducing core points that can operate for more than 48 hours continuously with reserves of water, electricity, stable communications, and sleeping facilities. Primary
πŸ“¦Ukraine paused additional orders for Helsing's HX-2 strike drones after problems emerged during frontline testing, including take-off issues and missing AI components for autonomous control. Primary
πŸ’₯On the North Slobozhanshchyna front and in Kursk Oblast, Russia conducted 1 combat clash, 2 airstrikes with 3 aerial bombs, 99 attacks including 1 MLRS attack. Primary πŸ’₯Four combat clashes occurred near Yampil, Stavky and Oleksandrivka on the Lyman front. Primary View all 155 events in Event Explorer
January 20, 2026 241 events β–Έ
πŸ—οΈResearchers at Drexel University and Seoul National University developed a stretchable OLED display using MXene materials that can expand to twice its size without losing brightness, achieving a record 17% external quantum efficiency. Primary
πŸ’₯Russia launched a series of five heavy strikes against Ukraine's energy grid starting in December 2025, with the fifth occurring on January 20, 2026. Primary πŸ›‘οΈUkrainian authorities implemented a blackout schedule in Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, unlike Kyiv, to ration electricity. Primary
πŸ₯A Ukrainian drone operator (Maksym, alias "Maliuk") from the Phoenix unit dropped food (bread and biscuits) to an elderly woman in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast after she wrote a message in the snow asking for help. Primary
πŸ—οΈA water leak at a power transmission station on the Dnipro River caused by a Russian weapon was repaired by Ukrainian skin divers in freezing temperatures. Primary View all 241 events in Event Explorer
January 21, 2026 149 events β–Έ
πŸ”₯Ukrainian drone operators from the 413th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces (Raid unit) destroyed a Russian Artikul-S signals intelligence system in a complex operation. The system was housed inside a protective cylindrical shaft sunk into the ground. Primary
πŸ’₯A Russian air defence missile struck an apartment building in the urban settlement of Afipsky, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Primary
πŸ“¦Denmark is providing €20 million (150 million Danish kroner) to support Ukraine's energy sector, including funding for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and equipment donations. Primary
πŸ›‘οΈUkraine's Defence Forces state that Rybne village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast remains a grey zone, not occupied by Russian forces. They explain they left the village due to logistical difficulties and complete destruction, but Russian forces also cannot establish consolidation groups there. Primary
βš“An LR2-class oil tanker named Progress, sanctioned for transporting Russian oil, became adrift in the Mediterranean Sea near Algeria after a possible mechanical failure. The ship was carrying about 730,000 barrels of Russian Urals crude. Primary
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January 22, 2026 192 events β–Έ
January 25, 2026 109 events β–Έ
January 29, 2026 186 events β–Έ
πŸ—οΈThe National Bank of Ukraine revised its 2026 GDP growth forecast from 2.2% to 1.8%, a reduction of 0.4 percentage points, due to Russian attacks on the energy sector causing electricity deficits. Primary
πŸ₯Ukraine returned to Russia the body of a Russian serviceman that had been previously handed over by Russia as part of prisoner exchange, during the repatriation of fallen soldiers on 29 January. Primary πŸ’₯Ukrainian forces destroyed a car carrying Russian troops in the centre of Myrnohrad, killing one soldier and injuring four others using FPV drones operated by the 79th Tavriia Separate Air Assault Brigade. Primary
🏴Russian authorities arrested Oleksandr Kachkurkin immediately upon his arrival in Moscow on charges of treason, with the criminal case reportedly opened the same night. Primary
πŸ“ŠUALosses database lists approximately 177,000 named Ukrainian military casualties, including 87,000 killed, 85,900 missing, and 4,500 captured. Primary
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January 31, 2026 161 events β–Έ
πŸ“ŠRussian forces suffered more than 31,700 personnel killed and seriously wounded during January 2026, exceeding their rate of personnel replenishment according to Commander-in-Chief General Syrskyi. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian UAV struck a residential home in Dnipro during an overnight attack, causing a fire and destroying one house while damaging two others. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian forces launched 85 drones against Ukraine on the night of January 30-31. Ukrainian air defense destroyed or jammed 65 of them, while 20 drones reached their targets at 13 locations. Primary
🀝Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that resolving territorial issues is impossible without direct contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during negotiations, emphasizing the need for a three-party meeting format involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Primary
πŸ“ŠRussia has lost 1,239,590 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, including 880 casualties over the past day. Primary View all 161 events in Event Explorer
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πŸ’₯A Shahed drone strike hit a 17-story residential building near Zvirynetska Metro Station in central Kyiv, causing massive destruction from the 6th to 11th floors and triggering a fire that flooded lower floors. Primary
πŸ“ŠTwo neighbors died from smoke inhalation in the Kyiv apartment building drone strike, and an elderly man died after hospitalization. Volodymyr's wife was badly injured and couldn't walk for two weeks. Primary
πŸ”₯Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Geran-5 drone near the city of Dnipro, which was in recoverable condition for component analysis. Primary
πŸ“ŠThe protests were violently suppressed by the Iranian regime, with thousands reported killed. Primary
πŸ—οΈAnalysis of the downed Geran-5 drone revealed it contains American microchips from Texas Instruments, CTS Corporation, and Monolithic Power Systems, as well as a German Infineon microchip. Primary
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February 2026 (5,847 events)

February 1, 2026 19 events β–Έ
πŸ’₯Russia launched a rare strike on the Druzhba pipeline on Ukrainian territory, causing it to burn. Primary
πŸ“ŠAs of February 2026, more than 15,000 civilians have been killed and over 41,000 injured since Russia's full-scale invasion, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
πŸ—οΈUkraine implemented rolling nationwide blackouts as power rationing measure, with outages lasting up to nine hours daily in Chernigiv. Primary
πŸ—οΈBelgorod Governor announced about one-quarter of buildings would need evacuation until April due to heating system damage. Primary
πŸ“¦Ukraine's Ministry of Defence announced an agreement with European partners on urgent delivery of missiles from stockpiles during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (Ramstein format). Primary
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February 6, 2026 200 events β–Έ
πŸ’₯Russian forces attacked the Vasylkivka, Malomykhailivka, Slovianka and Pokrovske hromadas in the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using drones and guided aerial bombs, killing one man and injuring two people. Primary
πŸ’₯Russian forces conducted a drone attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia, damaging residential buildings in a residential area. Primary
πŸ₯Ukrainian law enforcement served eight leaders of the Yunarmiya movement in occupied Donetsk Oblast with notices of suspicion for their involvement in military training programs that drew Ukrainian children into Russian military systems. Primary
πŸ—οΈSpaceX cut off Russian military access to Starlink satellite internet terminals that were being used via gray or black market channels, effective last Friday. This has forced frontline Russian units to operate without internet, significantly degrading their drone operations, UGV functionality, and tactical communications. Primary
πŸ’₯Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev was shot and seriously wounded inside an apartment building in Moscow. Primary View all 200 events in Event Explorer
February 9, 2026 231 events β–Έ
πŸ’₯Ukrainian forces recorded a strike on a Russian drone command post near the village of Tyotkino in Russia's Kursk region. Primary πŸ’₯Russian forces struck Naftogaz Group facilities in Poltava Oblast, damaging and partially destroying equipment. This was the 20th attack on Naftogaz facilities since the beginning of the year. Primary
πŸ—οΈHeat supply and cold/hot water have been partly restored in the city of Burshtyn in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast following a Russian attack on the thermal power plant, but full restoration is not yet complete. Primary
πŸ›‘οΈUkrainian forces advanced near Velykyi Burluk, countering Russian advances in the area. Primary
βš“US forces in the Indian Ocean detained the tanker Aquila II for violating sanctions, conducting an inspection, maritime blockade and boarding of the vessel. Primary
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February 28, 2026 22 events β–Έ
πŸ’₯US and Israeli forces launched large-scale military strikes on Tehran, targeting senior Iranian political and military leadership. Primary
πŸ’₯A school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran was struck by three missile attacks resulting in at least 148 deaths and 95 injuries according to local prosecutor Ebrahim Taheri. Primary
πŸ’₯US and Israeli forces conducted a large-scale operation dropping 30 aerial bombs on the residence of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Primary
πŸ’₯Iran launched 541 drones and 165 ballistic missiles at the United Arab Emirates on February 28, 2026. The UAE Ministry of Defence reported that air defenses intercepted 506 drones and 152 ballistic missiles, while 35 drones and 13 ballistic missiles landed in the country. Primary
πŸ’₯Mohammad Pakpour, Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in US-Israeli morning strikes on Iran. Primary
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πŸ’₯A Russian attack on a civilian passenger train in the Kharkiv region killed five people and injured two more Primary
πŸ—οΈUkrzaliznytsia announced it would hide exact schedules and routes of some intercity trains to make it more difficult for Russian kamikaze drones to attack them Primary
βš–οΈA bombing in Lviv, western Ukraine targeted police officers, killing 1 person and injuring 25 others. Primary
βš–οΈBombings in Mykolaiv and Dnipro injured additional law enforcement officers and damaged a police station. Primary
🀝Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky linked the bombings to Russian intelligence, stating that most locals were recruited via Telegram. Primary
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March 2026 (49 events)

March 1, 2026 1 event β–Έ
πŸ—οΈEU member states are expected to enact national plans to eliminate Russian gas by March 2026, with short-term supply contracts expiring by June. Primary
March 1, 2026 48 events β–Έ
πŸ’₯Russian forces launched an attack on the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, killing four civilians (two elderly women at the scene and two more who died in hospital from their injuries). Primary
πŸ“’Brigadier General Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said Russian forces have not abandoned plans to seize Ukrainian territory including the regional centers of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Odesa. Primary
πŸ’₯An Iranian drone strike damaged a French naval base in Abu Dhabi, UAE. A hangar at the base was hit during an attack targeting Abu Dhabi port. Primary
πŸ’₯Ukrainian forces struck a radar station of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk Oblast during the night of 28 February-1 March. Primary
πŸ’₯Ukrainian troops hit a fuel and lubricants storage point in Zaporizhzhia Oblast during strikes on the night of 28 February-1 March. Primary
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